Chapter 151

Yan Bugui pointed at Hu Haodang above and said:

"Dad, Captain Hu is too bullying. He threw a cigarette butt at me, and I said I had to pay for the burns, and he called me a non-human."

At this time, Li Jiandong, Liu Haizhong and others also heard the sound and came over.

Even He Daqing, who was helping Sha Zhu cook, ran out of the kitchen when he saw that Hu Haodang had a conflict with someone.

"Old Hu, what's going on? You usually take good care of the younger generation in our courtyard, why did you suddenly quarrel with Jiefang?"

He Daqing asked Hu Haodang, and other people in the courtyard also felt that there must be a reason for it.

Even Yan Bugui felt that it was impossible for Hu Haodang to bully his son for no reason.

After all, Li Jiandong also lives in this courtyard, and Hu Haodang lives in Li Jiandong's house. Even if for no other reason, just to avoid embarrassing Li Jiandong, he would not cause trouble in the courtyard.

"Haha, do you think I would quarrel with him? He's just a little brat, why would I quarrel with him? Ask him what he was doing just now?"

Hu Haodang said with disdain.

He was too embarrassed to talk about what happened just now.

Yan Jiefang didn't feel embarrassed at all. There was nothing shameful about finding a partner on his own.

So, without waiting for others to ask, he said directly:
"What did I do? Didn't I just want to date Qin Jingru? But she's a girl from the countryside and she doesn't like me, a city girl. So can't I just give up on her?"

Yan Jiefang thought that Hu Haodang showed up because he had just had a quarrel with Qin Jingru, and never thought that it was because he wanted to pursue He Yushui.

After all, he had just said one sentence to He Yushui, and there was nothing wrong with his attitude.

Yan Jiefang didn't think that anyone would be hostile to him because of this sentence.

As for the relationship between Hu Haodang and Qin Jingru, there may be nothing between the two, but Qin Jingru is Li Jiandong's sister-in-law, and Li Jiandong is Hu Haodang's leader.

So Yan Jiefang subconsciously thought that Hu Haodang was flattering Li Jiandong.

"You kid, why do you always do something as important as finding a partner by yourself? You are not without a father or a mother, can't you wait for your mother and I to help you find one?"

Yan Bugui said angrily that his son was too much of a worry.

He had already asked Li Jiandong before, and when Qin Jingru heard that he was unemployed, she looked disgusted on the spot. He didn't expect that his son could not help but pursue her.

However, just because of this matter, Hu Haodang bullied his own son. Isn't that a bit wrong?
"Old Hu, is this the reason for you? Then you are wrong, right? My Jiefang is looking for a partner, you know that, so it is normal for him to like Qin Jingru. Since it didn't work out, let's just part ways amicably, there is no need to throw cigarette butts on purpose, right?"

Others shared the same opinion as Yan Bugui.

If the pursuit fails, then each of you can find your own.

Besides, it was Qin Jingru who disagreed, not Yan Jiefang who didn't give Qin Jingru a chance. It was already embarrassing for her to be rejected, and you, Hu Haodang, even threw cigarette butts at her. Isn't that adding insult to injury?
"Bullshit, he's not my son, why would I care about him because of this? Ask him again, who did he set his sights on after Qin Jingru rejected her?"

Hu Haodang cursed angrily.

Thinking about how Yan Jiefang was trying to hit on his daughter again, Hu Haodang wanted to go down and beat him up.

By this time Li Jiandong had already reacted.

The only people who were with Yan Jiefang just now were Qin Jingru and He Yushui. Since Qin Jingru rejected him, he would definitely target He Yushui next.

Li Jiandong was also very clear about the relationship between Hu Haodang and He Daqing.

He treated He Yushui as his own daughter and often bought her delicious food and new clothes.

If it was because Yan Jiefang was concerned about He Yushui, then Hu Haodang's anger was understandable.

After all, which father wouldn't want his daughter to be targeted by a useless man, let alone this useless man who had just been rejected by someone and now turns around and pursues his daughter. What does he think of his daughter?

"Who am I calling attention to? I just wanted to ask if Yu Shui was willing. Today is New Year's Eve. After the New Year, she will be 19 years old. It's not too early to date someone at this age, right? The Ma Hua in the next door yard held a wedding banquet some time ago, and the guy was only years old. What's wrong with us talking about it earlier?"

Yan Jiefang was not aware of his problem at all and thought that what he did was right.

Indeed, there is nothing wrong with an 18-year-old girl dating, but the key is that you have just been rejected by someone, and without even waiting for a second, you pull someone else in as a substitute.

Isn't that a bit insulting?
Even if you go back and confess to He Yushui in private, Hu Haodang won't be so angry.

"Well done. If he did that to my daughter, I would not only throw cigarette butts at him, I would give him a slap in the face."

Xu Fugui suddenly spoke loudly.

Liu Haizhong also followed up and said:
"Old Yan, I also think that what your Jiefang did was a bit wrong. Yushui is still in school, and he is targeting her. This is really too much."

Liu Haizhong didn’t think there was anything wrong with Yan Jiefang shifting his target so quickly.

But he felt that Yu Shui was too young and was still in school and should focus on studying. This was what Li Jiandong had said to him when he asked him to support Liu Guangqi.

Liu Haizhong always regarded Li Jiandong's words as an imperial edict, so he also felt that it was inappropriate for Yan Jiefang to pursue He Yushui.

Chen Xueru was also a little angry and said:
"Third uncle, you should spend more time and take good care of your child. We are from the same courtyard. How can you have the intention to take advantage of my Yu Shui? Even if a girl should get married when she grows up, our Yu Shui hasn't graduated yet. No matter how anxious you are, are you really that anxious?"

Xu Huizhen's personality is a little gentler than Chen Xueru's, but she couldn't help but say:
"Uncle, Xueru's words were a bit harsh, but her point is true. Our Yushui is still in school. Isn't it trying to affect her studies by saying those things to her at this time? If the school finds out, she will be expelled."

Yan Bugui's face turned red from the constant barrage of words from you and me.

He Daqing didn't say anything. He just wanted to beat someone up.

If it wasn’t New Year’s Eve today and Li Jiandong hadn’t finally come back, he would have taken action already.

"Old Yan, you really should pay more attention to Jiefang. If he continues like this, he will get into trouble sooner or later. Look at him now. How is he any different from a street urchin?"

Li Jiandong also said this to Yan Bugui.

There are so many people in the hospital, it is impossible for him to take care of everyone.

It is normal to have a Yan Jiefang among a population of more than a hundred people.

"What's wrong with me? Why do you have to control me? It's not illegal for me to find a partner. You all have partners, so you can't have one?"

Yan Jiefang was still not convinced. When he saw Li Jiandong asked Yan Bugui to take care of him, he immediately remembered the time when he was fired by Li Jiandong.

This is a typical ungrateful person.

When Li Jiandong arranged for him to learn how to operate an excavator and gave him a job, he was not grateful.

Instead, after being fired due to his own reasons, he began to resent Li Jiandong.

He Daqing had been holding back and not saying anything, but when he saw that Yan Jiefang even resisted Li Jiandong, he could no longer endure it.

"You little bastard, who are you talking to like that? I'm going to teach you a lesson on behalf of your father today."

He Daqing walked towards Yan Jiefang while cursing.

Although he hadn't hit anyone for many years, he was very angry now. Combined with his ferocious appearance, Yan Jiefang was frightened and shivered. He screamed and ran outside.

He Daqing took two steps forward, but when he failed to catch up, he stopped and cursed at him from behind:
"You little bastard, you'd better not come back, or I'll break your legs."

After saying that, he turned around and said to Yan Bugui, "Old Yan, it's not that I don't give you face, but you can't educate this child well, so let me do it. I won't talk to him. If he dares to disobey, I will skin him alive."

Yan Bugui sighed.

As a father, he felt ashamed when his son made such a fool of himself.

If He Daqing could really beat him up a few times, he could change his character.

Yan Bugui was able to convince himself and accept this result.

But as an elementary school teacher, he has seen too many students with bad tempers. Beating them alone will not make them obey the rules, and eventually something bad will happen.

But now that things have come to this, and he doesn't have any better options for us, we can only shut up and accept it.

Soon it was noon.

Yan Jiefang's little farce did not affect everyone's appetite. Everyone in the hospital gathered together to eat and drink, and the atmosphere was very warm.

Qin Jingru felt the beauty of everything and wanted to marry into the city even more.

She didn't know that only No. 40 Courtyard could afford such a good meal, and she thought that all city dwellers celebrated the New Year in this way.

She had never had such a sumptuous New Year's dinner in her life.

I really hope to marry into the city as soon as possible, so that I can eat fried vegetables and meat every day.

Yan Jiefang didn't come back until the meal was over.

This is normal. After all, the farce just ended not long ago. He Daqing is still very angry. If he dares to come back, He Daqing will really beat him up. Li Jiandong waved to Yan Jiecheng, and Yan Jiecheng came over when he saw him.

"Master."

"Jie Cheng, go out and look for your brother. Don't let anything happen to him during the New Year. Ask your wife to bring him some leftovers."

Li Jiandong was not concerned about Yan Jiefang, he just didn't want to see Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng worrying about him.

Yan Jiecheng nodded:

"Okay, Master. Don't worry about this matter. I'll be there for Jiefang."

"Ah."

Li Jiandong nodded, then stood up and returned to the courtyard.

All the disciples are back today, especially Liu Guangqi and Xu Damao, whom they only see a few times a year. It is impossible for Li Jiandong to come here for a meal and leave.

And the other side.

In addition to Yan Jiecheng looking for Yan Jiefang, there was another person who was also asking around for him.

Yi Zhonghai has become much more honest in recent years. He basically goes out early and comes back late every day. Except for coincidences, he tries his best to avoid contact with people in the hospital. Including today's dinner, Yi Zhonghai also sat at the same table with the children.

The adults all knew about the bad things he had done in the past, and no one wanted to sit with him.

However, because he had a house in the compound, he was not excluded from the dinner party.

In the morning, when Yan Jiefang was hit by a cigarette butt by Hu Haodang, Yi Zhonghai was in a room less than five meters away from Yan Jiefang. He heard everything clearly, including Yan Jiefang's confession to Qin Jingru outside and Hu Haodang's subsequent throwing of cigarette butts.

For so many years, Yi Zhonghai has been waiting for an opportunity.

Waiting for someone in the same compound to have a chance to change their impression of him.

And Yan Jiefang is undoubtedly the opportunity that Yi Zhonghai has been waiting for.

"Jiefang, I finally found you. How come you are still acting like a child even though you are so old? You didn't even eat on New Year's Eve?"

Yi Zhonghai came out to look for Yan Jiefang before finishing his meal, and he was actually found by him.

At this moment, Yan Jiefang was hiding in the kindergarten, sitting on the swing where the children played, with a sad look on his face.

Yi Zhonghai walked over while speaking and handed over the lunch box in his hand.

"What?"

Yan Jiefang said vigilantly.

Although he was a little rebellious and a little silly, he also knew that Yi Zhonghai was not a good guy and everyone in the courtyard avoided him.

Yi Zhonghai pushed the lunch box forward again: "What are you doing? You haven't eaten yet, right? I took this out from the dining table especially for you. It's still hot, eat it quickly."

Yan Jiefang took the lunch box, opened it and looked at the steaming food inside. His stomach immediately started to growl.

I glanced at Yi Zhonghai, although I felt that I shouldn’t eat his food.

However, he simply didn't have the willpower to resist watching such a beautiful thing while being hungry.

So after hesitating for a few seconds, he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

The dishes cooked by Sha Zhu were delicious and contained a lot of meat. Yan Jiefang was hungry again, so he ate voraciously.

Yi Zhonghai said with concern: "Eat slowly, don't choke. I forgot to bring water when I came here. Wait here for a while, I will go back and get it for you."

"no need."

Yan Jiefang swallowed a full bowl of rice and said, "Don't let them find out. I don't want them to know I'm here. If they do, they'll start nagging me and it'll be annoying."

Yi Zhonghai likes his rebellious look.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly sighed:

"Alas, you are also very pitiful, having such a capable brother at home.

Although you are also very outstanding, you are nothing when compared to others. In fact, you can't blame your father. Who wouldn't be proud to have a son like your brother?

They also have high expectations of you and want you to be like your brother, so they have higher standards for you."

Yi Zhonghai's words were half true and half false. He seemed to be comforting Yan Jiefang, but in fact he was trying to sow discord between him, his brother, and other people in the family.

Sure enough, when the fool Yan Jiefang heard this, he became furious.

"You are absolutely right. They are on my brother's side, but they don't think about it. We are brothers. How can I be worse than my brother?"

"If they hadn't given the job to my brother, I might have become a leader."

Yan Jiefang has no self-awareness at all. He clearly does not live up to his expectations, but he blames himself for not being given the work position.

Although this is part of the reason, it is definitely not the main one.

However, he never looked for the reasons in himself, so he thought that everything was caused by the fact that the work station was given to Yan Jiecheng instead of him.

Moreover, when Yan Jiecheng was working, his workstation was not at home. At that time, there was no rule that a family could only have one worker. Although the job was difficult to find, there was still a chance to get it.

But Yan Jiefang was still young at that time. When he grew up and could start working, could he blame others for the introduction of rules?
Sometimes luck is also part of strength.

However, Yi Zhonghai had bad intentions and would definitely not say that.

He followed Yan Jiefang and said, "We are thinking the same thing. You and your brother were born of the same parents, so how could there be such a big difference between you?

I also think your parents are too partial to your brother, but you know my reputation in the compound. It would be useless even if I went to tell them this, and it might even hurt you more.”

When Yan Jiefang heard this, he also felt sympathy for Yi Zhonghai.

"Master Yi, everyone used to say that you were not good at this or that. Now I understand what it means to say that seeing is believing. I think there are not many good people in this courtyard. They are all in the same group and followed Li Jiandong to bully you."

Yi Zhonghai pretended to rub his eyes until they turned red.

The voice choked:
"Jiefang, I'm so happy that you think so. Forget it, let's not talk about it for now. When you go back, don't mention that I came to see you. No matter what, this is Li Jiandong's compound. If you dare to say something good about me, everyone in the compound will target you. Your parents are biased towards your brother, and then you will have no place in the family."

Yan Jiefang sneered and said:
"Don't worry, Master Yi. I won't tell anyone about this. I'm still young now, and sooner or later I'll have a chance to soar to the sky. When that happens, we'll pay back those who bullied us a hundredfold."

Yan Jiefang is always blindly confident in himself.

If it were someone else, they would definitely laugh at him and sneer at his words, but Yi Zhonghai was the only one who encouraged him.

A year has passed.

66 years.

spring.

Li Jiandong returned to the steel rolling mill and began to take charge of the work for the new year.

A lot of CNC machine tools were developed last year, which greatly improved the production efficiency of the steel mill. This year, the steel mill has been given more tasks than last year.

However, no one had any complaints, from the cadres at the top to the workers at the bottom.

After all, the welfare benefits of the steel rolling mill are the best in the entire Nanluoguxiang Street. Although not much better, it at least makes the workers feel proud. Isn't the collective sense of honor enhanced by this?

As for the cadres, they have even less to say. When the steel mill was upgraded last year, they all received a salary increase of one level, which is much better than the meager New Year bonuses that the workers received.

Boom.Boom.Boom.

"Enter."

Li Jiandong had just returned from the R&D workshop when there was a knock on the office door. After hearing Li Jiandong's response, Secretary Cui soon pushed the door open and walked in.

"Director Li, this is a document sent from the Ministry."

Secretary Cui placed the documents on the table in front of Li Jiandong.

As the factory director, Li Jiandong has documents to review almost every day.

Today's document only contains a notice.

Director Liao of the Department of Energy has retired to the second line, and Director Yang Jianye has been promoted to the position of Deputy Director.

Li Jiandong smiled. When Director Yang was transferred, he thought he would be promoted soon. Indeed, two years is not a long time. At this level, let alone a move every two years, even a move every ten years would be considered good.

(End of this chapter)